Nazca Lines Helicopter Tours
At the moment, there are no helicopters flying over the Nazca Lines. And there probably won't be, for many years
About a decade ago, the Peruvian government chose to ban the operation of any helicopters in the Nazca area.
There were concerns that the helicopters might cause an accident if they were struck by low-flying aircraft. Most Nazca Lines flights in Nazca even back then were provided by small Cessna aircraft, so the presence of helicopters in the air space was thought to present a small but real risk.
Some individuals in the government were worried that the vigorous movement of the rotor blades of the helicopter might cause a lot of downward “blasts” of air which could damage the Nazca Lines below. This seems implausible due to the height that the helicopters fly, and probably is not a valid reason for the ban.
Now that you know it is impossible to see the Nazca Lines by helicopter, what alternatives exist?
You will definitely need to fly in a airplane, not a helicopter.
We offer flights aboard a state-of-the-art Cessna Grand Caravan from the airport in Pisco, flights aboard a Cessna 207 from the airport in Nazca, and we also offer Nazca Lines tour packages from Lima that include an english-speaking tour guide, private round-trip transportation from Lima to the airport in Pisco, and a flight over the Nazca Line from Pisco airprt.